Football
Penn football's Alek Torgersen prepares for collegiate All-Star game with NFL Draft in eyesight
On Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg Florida Penn senior quarterback Alek Torgersen will continue his quest towards becoming an NFL quarterback when he competes is the prestigious East-West shrine game against other prospects.
Nowlan | Penn football very good, but not the best in 2016
A year ago, after Penn football won a one-third share of the Ivy League title, I wrote in the columnist issue that Ancient Eight football championships should not be shared. And this year, Penn football has forced me to put my money where my mouth is.
Penn football's Justin Watson finishes second in Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year voting
On Monday, Lovett beat out Watson for the Bushnell Cup, the second straight time Watson has finished second in the award's voting.
Buchta | The culture Ray Priore has built is more important than winning
In with a win, out with a win. Penn football’s senior finished things off the way they came in, winning their final game against Cornell the same way they took down Lafayette to open the 2013 season.
Torgersen, Williams take home Ivy weekly awards for Penn football
It may have taken four years and 30 games, but Alek Torgersen finally has his weekly award.
Jacobson | Priore's turnaround of Penn football unprecedented
Two years ago, no one saw this coming. When Penn football staggered to a 2-8 finish in Al Bagnoli’s final season, there were few reasons for optimism.
IVY CHAMPS! Penn football clinches Ivy title with 42-20 win over Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — Since Ray Priore took over Penn football, the Ivy trophy has found a steady home in University City. That won’t change for another year.
With Ivy title on the line, Penn football readies for Cornell
One more. That’s all that stands between Penn football and a record-tying 18th Ivy League title. No one else matters, no scoreboard watching is needed. One game is all that’s left.
Alek Torgersen: the Penn football quarterback from coast to coast
Take an easy-going, gun-slinging quarterback from California.
Three Penn athletes bring home individual awards
It was a big week for Penn sports, with three athletes receiving individual awards.
Adler | Penn football's upset over Harvard yet another dose of déjà vu
In the movie business, sequels rarely hold up to the original. It’s tough enough to make one good movie, and even more difficult to make another one with the same cast of characters. After entering the 2015 season ranked sixth in the Ivy League preseason media poll and dropping three of its first four games, Penn football won six straight to share the Ancient Eight title with Harvard and Dartmouth.
Penn football topples Harvard on final-minute score, is poised to take Ivy title
For the second consecutive year, the Red and Blue upset the Crimson in the penultimate game of the season.
Ivy title hopes at stake as Penn football hosts Harvard
“We’re capable of performing a lot better.” Penn football’s coach Ray Priore didn’t mince words when he assessed his team’s performance in their 28-0 loss at Princeton last weekend.
Penn football relies on quiet strength of its O-Line
It’s tough for a defender to make a tackle while on the ground. Unfortunately for Penn football’s opponents, they have found themselves in that position often this season.
Penn football's Sam Philippi matched as bone marrow donor
Just before he returned to University City for football camp, Sam Philippi got a call. He was a match. Only a few months removed from joining the Be the Match registry, Philippi was needed as a bone marrow donor for a 30-year-old leukemia patient.
Snow | Penn football's Princeton loss a regression to the mean
Penn football’s loss to Princeton on Saturday was, for lack of a better, less-ironic word, sobering.
Penn football shut out on the road at Princeton, 28-0
From here on out, it’s win or go home. Following Penn football’s 28-0 loss on the road to Princeton, the Quakers (5-3, 4-1 Ivy) will have to win out in order to earn at least a share of the Ivy title for a second straight year.
Penn football looks to remain undefeated in conference play against Princeton
If you were in attendance the last time Penn football and Princeton faced off, you couldn’t have asked for much more.
Buchta | Penn undermines its own teams with laughable alcohol policy
I didn’t think there were many more ways Penn could work to stifle any hope of creating a sports culture at this University.